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Bill McCormick, S.J.
Bill McCormick, S.J., is a contributing editor at America and a visiting assistant professor at Saint Louis University in the departments of political science and philosophy.
Articles by Bill McCormick, S.J.
FaithExplainer
Pope Francis said the papacy is ‘for life.’ Does that mean he should never resign?
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Catholic experts weigh in on the likelihood of Pope Francis resigning in office—and whether we need a 25th amendment for popes.
FaithFaith and Reason
A gentle warning for Pope Francis critics (and cheerleaders): The synod is about conversion, not winning an argument
Bill McCormick, S.J.
How many are willing to have their minds changed, to desire for something from this synodal process that goes deeper than their pre-existing agenda?
Politics & SocietyFaith and Reason
Pope Benedict XVI on the relationship between Christianity and politics
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Pope Benedict never ceased to argue that democracy must be judged by truth, a criterion it cannot measure but can only be measured by.
A woman prays as she faces a U.S. flag on a perimeter fence
Politics & SocietyFaith and Reason
A better way to think about the debate about church, state and integralism
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Christ brought about a separation, rather than integration, of the spiritual and political.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Marjorie Taylor Greene showed that the most brutal anti-Catholicism can come from Catholics
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Why did Church Militant use Marjorie Taylor Greene to attack the U.S. church?
Arts & CultureBooks
Review: Catholics and religious liberty in early American history
Bill McCormick, S.J.
If Catholics wanted to be tolerated in the early years of the Maryland Colony, they had to prove their loyalty—first to the Stuarts, then to Parliament, then the House of Hanover and then the fledgling American republic.
Volunteers at a food bank prepare groceries for distribution. (Photo by Ismael Paramo on Unsplash)
FaithFaith and Reason
We need to make the common good more than just a slogan
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Christians today are split between “bottom-up” and “top-down” approaches to re-invigorating our sense of the common good.
A child's red dress hangs on a cross near the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Politics & SocietyInterviews
Retired Canadian archbishop: ‘We will not regain our credibility’ if the church doesn’t confront Indigenous abuse
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, S.J., speaks about the need for the Canadian church to apologize to Indigenous population for its role in abuse at residential schools.
FaithAdvent Reflections
Transfiguration moments bring comfort — but they should also challenge us to serve
Bill McCormick, S.J.
A Reflection for the Saturday of the Second Week of Advent
Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., delivering the Chancellor’s Lecture at Regis College in Toronto.
FaithSpeeches
Cardinal Czerny: Theology must be grounded in pastoral experience
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., in a speech at Regis College in Toronto, said that pastoral experience, more than any church document, should be the material of theological reflection.